Apparatus for the manufacture of gas



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSE F. TORAYA, OF HAVANA, CUBA, ASSIGNOR TO THE TORAYA PATENT GAS COMPANY, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF GAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,750, dated .T une 4, 1889.

Application filed January 17, 1389. Serial No. 296,598. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOS F. TORAYA, of

Havana, on the island of Cuba and Kingdom' of Spain, have invented certain new and use- 5 ful Improvementsin Apparat-us for the Manufacture of Gas; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains 1o to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in apparatus for manufacturing gas, and more particularly to a cartridge wherein to evaporate hydrocarbon fluids.

The objects of the invention are to provide` a cartridge that can be removably located in any common bench-retort, to evaporate hydrocarbon fluid and heat the resulting gas, and to so construct this evaporating and heating cartridge that the hydrocarbon fluid will be thoroughlyevaporated and the gas heated to the desired temperature before leaving the cartridge to pass into the retort proper, and to so construct the device that steam can be introduced to assist the flow of heavy hydrocarbon oils or to reduce the temperature of the cartridge. These objects are accomplished by and my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts more fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a common retort-bench, the cover of the retort containing the oil-cartridge being removed. Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal section of the oilcartridge and the retort containing the same. Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of the oil-cartridge.

In the drawings, the reference-letter a indicates the bench of any gas apparatus-in the present instance provided with three retorts. The two lower retorts b b, adapted to receive the wood to be distilled, and the upper fixed retort c receives the oil-evaporating cartridge. These stationary retorts are provided with the usual stand-pipes, projecting necks, and covers, and this bench is provided with the usual furnace and other appliances.

The upper hydrocarbon heating-retort c is horizontal and closed, and constructed of any strong durable material that will withstand greatheat, and is provided with the forwardlyprojecting neck having a suitable lid to tightly close the retort when gas is being generated, and through this neck the oil-sup- 6o ply pipe (l and gas-exit pipe open.

The evaporating and heating cartridge e for the hydrocarbon fluid is removable located in this retort c, and this cartridge is strongly constructed, preferably of sheet or boiler metal, of such a size and length as to leave a space between its rear end and the end of the retort and between its top and sides and the wall of the retort, and the bottom of the cartridge is concaved longitudinally to 7o forni a passage and chamber between` its bottom and the bottom of the retort. This cartridge is imperforate and normally closed at its front end, and a longitudinal vertical partition-Wall f extends from the rear end of the cartridge forwardly about three-fourths of the length of the cartridge, and the two longitudinal chambers thus formed in the cartridge are of about the same size and communicating at the front. end of the partition. 8o The rear end of the chamber on one side of the partition is closed by a wall g, as shown, While the rear end of the chamber on the opposite side of the wall is open for the escape of the vapor. An oil-supply pipe h, connected with the pipe d. by a union, extends through the front Wall of the cartridge and longitudinally throughout a portion of the chamber, closed at its rear end, so that its discharging end will be near the closed end 9o of said chamber. The pipe d extends into the retort through the mouth-piece,.and is provided With a union h Within the mouthpiece, by which the pipes d and h are connected, or just outside of the front end of the cartridge the pipe is provided with a T-coupling h', by which the pipes are connected, and a stream of steam can be introduced to assist the flow of heavy oils and also to reduce the temperature of the retort and cartridge Ioo in case of a very intense heat. The pipe is fastened to the head of the cartridge by iianges z'., as shown. Thehead of the cartridge is also provided with a man-hole j, whereby the interior of the cartridge can be readily cleaned and inspected.

It is evident that the oil is fed into the cartridge through the oil-supply pipe, and before leaving the pipe it passes through aboutI two-thirds of the length of the cartridge, and is thereby highly heated, if not fully vaporized, before dropping into the same. Upon falling on the walls of the cartridge the iiuid is quickly and thoroughly vaporized and the resulting gases have to pass throughout the length ot' the cartridge to the front end of the same and then around the partition-wall and back to the rear end of the cartridge, and then out into the retort, and then to the front end of the retort between the highly-heated walls of the cartridge and retort, whereby the hydrocarbon VHuid is quickly and thoroughly vaporized and the resulting gas is thoroughly heated and fixed before leaving the retort.

It is evident that the herein-described cart-ridge is not limited to use with any peculiar gas apparatus, that the cartridge can be removably inserted in any retort without changing the construction of the same, and that various slight changes might be made in the form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myself to the construction herein set forth.

lVhat I claim iszl. An oil-vaporizing cartridge adapted to be removably located in a retort, said cartridge having its front end closed, a vertical longitudinal partition extending a portion of the length of the cartridge, forming two chambers in the salne, communicating at their front ends only, a wall closing the portion of the rear end of the cartridge on one side of the partition, the' remaining portion being open for the exit of vapor, and an oil-supply pipe extending' through the front end of the cartridge and longitudinally through said cartridge almost to said rear end wall, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a retort, of an oil-vaporizing cartridge removably located wit-hin the same and leaving heating spaces and passages between the ends and sides of the retort and cartridge, said cartridge having a partition extending from the rear end a portion of the distance to the front end thereof, the rear end of one of the chambers formed by the partition being closed and the other chamber having a vapor-escape into the retort, and an oil-supply pipe extending into the closed chamber on one side of the partition, substantially as described.

The combination, with a closed horizontal retort, of .an oil-vaporizing cartridge removably located within the same and leaving heating spaces and passages within the retort for the vapor from the cartridge, said cartridge having an interior vertical partition extending a portion of the length thereof, an oil-supply pipe extending into a portion of the length of the cartridge, and a vapor-exit from the cartridge into the retort, substantially as described.

Lt. An oil-vapo'rizing cartridge adapted to be located in a retort, and formed of sheet metal with its front end closed, an Ainterior partition extending t rom the rear end nearly to the front end ot' the cartridge, the rear end oit the cartridge on one side ot the partition being closed, an oil-supply pipe extending into the cartridge and provided with a union at the front end of the cartridge, whereby steam can be introduced into the pipe, and a man-hole in the front end of the cartridge, for the purpose set forth.

5. A normally-closed retort, in combination with an oil-vaporizin g cartridge located therein, having a concavcd bottom and of such size as to leave spaces between its sides and the walls of the retort for the passage and heating of the gas from the cartridge, the cartri dge having a portion of its rear end open, a fluid-supply pipe extending into the cartridge, and a longitudinal partition in the cartridge extending from one end almost to the other end of the same and located between the discharge end of the Huid-pipe and the vapor-exit from the cartridge, substantially as described.

(3. A cartridge for vaporizing oil adapted to be removably placed in a retort and formed of sheet metal with its head normally closed, a partition extending from the rear end of the cartridge a portion of the longitudinal length of the same, the rear end of the cartridge on one side of the partition being closed and the remaining portion open, and an oilsuppl y pipe extending through the front end of the cartridge and rearwardly within the same almost to the closed end of the cartridge, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I atlix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

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Titnessesz i Josi; Vivo, DANL. Il. BUCK.

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